Like many people here, I never got the chance to meet Sty in person but, like many others, he became a part of my life through this website. I am at a loss for words right now so I'll leave it with quote from a great poem many here have read

I dunno. Maybe I just want him to still be around, but I think that's too easy. I think there's something more to it than a simple anagram. (No offense, Erin, but you guys haven't been together for a while, right?) I just think he was a lot cleverer than that. But like I said, maybe I just don't want him to be gone from these pages.

(synchronicity) On the day Sty passed, I was in Tuolumne Meadows, thinking just how good it was to be alive in this gorgeous world. (synchronicity) On the night before I read the post about his passing, I watched the documentary on Joe Strummer of the Clash, who died unexpectedly, like Sty, of a heart condition that had gone undectected until it caused his death. (synchronicity) Some time ago I listed a post for free gear. While cleaning up the garage we had come upon some old ice climbing gear of my husband's, circa 35 years ago. An old ax, some old ice screws, a warthog etc. Daryn replied first that he wanted them, and I mailed them out to him. When they arrived he sent me an email - he was so pleased to have that stuff for his collection of vintage gear. His passion for ice climbing was clear.

OMG, just caught this....can't beleive it. Reminds us how life is so short and precious. Daryn and I finally meet at Indian Creek after lots of chatter and banter..made me laugh and smile. What a shock. Erin I am sorry for your loss.

I never met Daryn, I live on the other side of the world, and yet there are some people whose soul touches you and to hear this is such a shock, I'm sitting on my couch in tears...

I don't know what to say, I will miss him, and yet we never shared a spoken word or set eyes on each other... just a casual word here and there in passing in random threads, but he was someone I was truly fond of.

I know if we'd lived in the same town/country we'd have had a hell of a laugh together...